Training indigenous forces in counterinsurgency : a tale of two insurgencies / James S. Corum.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Corum, James S.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counterinsurgency--Malaysia--Malaya--Case studies.

Counterinsurgency.

Counterinsurgency--Cyprus--Case studies.

Malaya--History--Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960.

Malaya.

Cyprus--History--War for Union with Greece, 1955-1959.

Cyprus.

Genre:

Case studies.

Case studies

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 54 pages)

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2006]

Summary:

The author examines the British experience in building and training indigenous police and military forces during the Malaya and Cyprus insurgencies. These two insurgencies provide a dramatic contrast to the issue of training local security forces. In Malaya, the British developed a very successful strategy for training the Malayan Police and army. In Cyprus, the British strategy for building and training local security forces generally was ineffective. The author argues that some important lessons can be drawn from these case studies that are directly applicable to current U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine.

Contents:

Introduction

Case study Malaya

Case study Cyprus

Conclusion and recommendations.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 24, 2006).

"March 2006."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-54).

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Other Format:

Corum, James S. Training indigenous forces in counterinsurgency

OCLC:

69241012

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